How to set password from script?

ssy68 · 02-20-2008, 03:40 PM

I want to create a user, then generate a temperory password for the user automatically from a script. I don't want the prompt from passwd command print on the screen and wait for the user to enter new password. I want to use a script to set the user's password. How can I do this?

Thanks.

rednuht · 02-20-2008, 03:57 PM

Code:

echo -e "password\npassword" | passwd USER

sends password twice to the input stream of passwd

Code:

passwd USER < echo -e "password\npassword"

should also work

ssy68 · 02-20-2008, 04:11 PM

It works, thanks a lot.